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James Steptoe Letter to Frances Langhorne, 16 October 1821 (MS 1006), Steptoe, James, George M. Jones Memorial Library, 1821

Image of handwritten letter from James Steptoe to Frances Langhorne dated 16 October 1821.

Tags: 1821, correspondence, Langhorne, Letters, MS 1006, MS1006, Steptoe

Hanna, Abraham K. (1826-1864), Abraham K. Hanna (1926-1864) Letters (MS 1008), George M. Jones Memorial Library, 1864

Collection of letters written by Abraham K. Hanna (1926-1864) to his wife Elizabeth A. Hanna following the Battle of Lynchburg in June 1864.…

Tags: Battle of Lynchburg, Civil War, Confederacy, correspondence, Hanna, Ladies Relief Hospital, Letters, MS 1008, MS1008, Otey, photographs of letters, Walkup

Haynes, Azariah F.M. (1842-1880), Three Civil War Letters from Azariah F.M. Haynes to Harriet J. Cocke (MS 1032, Folder 2-6), George M. Jones Memorial Library, 1862 - 1865

Three letters written from Azariah F.M. Haynes to Harriet J. Cocke of Lynchburg, Virginia dated 4 June 1862, 15 March 1864, and 28 March 1965

Tags: Azariah F.M. Hayes, Chesterfield County, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate Army, correspondence, Harriet J. Cooke, Letters, MS 1032, MS1032, Petersburg, soldiers, Virginia

John McBratney and His Mother around 1870 (MS 1041, Folder 1-3), Plimmer, T [Belfast, N. Ireland], Jones Memorial Library, circa 1870

Photograph of a woman and boy with print at bottom "T Plimmer" and "Belfast". Handwritten on reverse "John McBratney + his Mother about 1870". …

Tags: 1870, Belfast, John McBratney, McBratney Family, MS 1041, MS1041, photographs, portraits, T Plimmer photography

Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964, Letter to H.E. Steptoe, 10 January 1944, George M. Jones Memorial Library, 1944

Images of a letter written from Lady Nancy Astor to her cousin, Hampden E. Steptoe, on 10 January 1944 from Cliveden, Taplow, Bucks [England]. Also…

Tags: 1944, Astor family, Cliveden, correspondence, England, Hampden Early Steptoe, January 1944, Lady Astor, Lady Nancy Astor, Letters, MS 1080, MS1080, Nancy Astor, Steptoe family, war correspondence, World War 2, World War II

Lynchburg City Schools (Lynchburg, Va.), E.C. Glass High School Dedication Program, Lynchburg City Schools (Lynchburg, Va.), October 1953

Program for the October 1953 dedication of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia

Tags: 1953, buildings, ceremonies, dedications, EC Glass High School, education, high schools, Lynchburg City School Board, Memorial Avenue, MS 1092, MS1092, October 1953, programs, schools, Virginia Education Association

Southern Railway Company, Southern Railway Company letter to Lynchburg Red Cross, George M. Jones Memorial Library, 07 September 1918

Letter from Southern Railway Company to Lucile McWane of the Lynchburg Red Cross dated 07 September 1918. The letter notes an increase in the meal…

Tags: American Red Cross, canteens, Lunchberg, meals, MS 1103, MS1103, railroads, soldiers, Southern Railway Company, World War 1

American Red Cross (Lynchburg, Va.), American Red Cross Bureau of Canteen Service report, George M. Jones Memorial Library, 04 January 1919

Report on Canteen Services dated 04 January 1919 for the American Red Cross Bureau of Canteen Service for the canteen at Lynchburg, Virginia. The…

Tags: American Red Cross, canteens, Lunchberg, MS 1103, MS1103, reports, soldiers, trains, World War 1

Canteen at Southern Station, Lynchburg, George M. Jones Memorial Library, 1917-1918

Tags: American Red Cross, canteens, Lunchberg, meals, MS 1103, MS1103, photographs, railroads, soldiers, Southern Station, transportation, World War 1

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968, Helen Keller Letter to Mr. Graves, George M. Jones Memorial Library, 26 March 1946

Letter from Helen Keller to Mr. Graves dated 26 March 1946 in which Keller requests financial support for the Committee on the Deaf-Blind of America.

Tags: 1946, blind, committees, deaf, deaf-blind, disabilities, fundraising, Helen Keller, MS 1107, MS1107